My first thought was to wonder why it’s so important to keep separating our selves by tribal affiliation but then I tapped into an awareness. A child who doesn’t develop a strong sense of self cannot hope to function as a contributing member of a whole. Colonial domination functions much like an abusive parent who destroys a child’s sense of self. We must allow strong national identities to reform if we want a communal culture that functions as an integrated and diverse whole. Just as we need to allow strong children to grow up knowing and being themselves in our families.